Solar Energy Enables Operation of 1,300 Points on Different Highways in the State of São Paulo

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Published on 13/07/2022 at 10:30

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The Energy Supply of More Than 1,300 Points Distributed Along São Paulo’s Conceded Highways Comes from Solar Energy

This week, it was announced by the State Transport Agency of São Paulo (Artesp), in a press release, that the supply of more than 1,300 points scattered across the state’s conceded highways is carried out using solar energy. Today, the Agency oversees more than 11,100 kilometers of conceded highways in the state of São Paulo.

The Artesp points out that, although the practice of sustainable policies is not a contractual requirement, it has become one of the standout factors for the monthly evaluation of competing companies for the Concessionaire of the Year award.

Pedro Romanini Highlights the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Using Solar Energy

Pedro Humberto Romanini, active in the environment sector of the Agency’s Investment Directorate, emphasizes that solar energy is a completely clean energy source, capable of preventing the use of components that could release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

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Locations Where Photovoltaic Energy is Employed

Carvalho Pinto Highway: located in the municipality of São José dos Campos, the solar plant was installed by Ecopistas at km 92, operating with 240 solar collection panels. It will enable the concessionaire to avoid emitting 15.5 tons of carbon dioxide annually into the atmosphere, which is equivalent to the planting of 230 trees.

Anchieta/Imigrantes: the SAI System (Anchieta/Imigrantes) corresponds to the main link between the São Paulo capital and the coast, while utilizing two types of solar energy, on grid and off grid. The on grid refers to generation connected to the public grid, where, when excess energy is produced, part of it is returned and converted into credits for future use. The off grid, on the other hand, has no relation to the public grid, being used to power equipment on the highways, such as electronic panels. Sustainable resources are utilized at around 260 points.

Tamoios Highway: installed at km 48, the User Service Unit is 100% sustainable, thanks to the supply provided by 65 solar panels.

Highways in the Central North Region: in total, there are 380 km of highways managed by the Intervias concessionaire, where 100% of the energy used for the operation of 414 points is clean. Additionally, another 573 points of SP 255, between Araraquara and Riversul, under the management of Via Paulista, also already operate in a completely sustainable manner.

Highways in the Marília and Ribeirão Preto Region: 100% of the energy needs for the operation of equipment in the 570 km network managed by Entrevias are met by clean energy. Thus, eight toll plazas are sustained, along with monitoring cameras (CCTV) and traffic analysis systems (SATs).

Campinas Region: the D. Pedro I (SP-065) and Magalhães Teixeira (SP-083) highways, managed by Rota das Bandeiras, have more than 540 points powered solely by solar energy. In this context, the bases of the User Service System (SAU), call boxes, and instruments for counting and analyzing vehicle flow are included.

AB Triângulo: the highways managed by the concessionaire, such as Washington Luís Highway (SP 310), Brigadeiro Faria Lima Highway (SP-326), and SP 333, have photovoltaic solar panels responsible for generating solar energy for their operation, capturing around 200 MWh of energy annually.

Solar Energy Enables Operation of 1,300 Points on Different Highways in the State of São Paulo

The Energy Supply of More Than 1,300 Points Distributed Along São Paulo’s Conceded Highways Comes from Solar Energy

Pedro Romanini Highlights the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Using Solar Energy

Locations Where Photovoltaic Energy is Employed

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Solar Energy Enables Operation of 1,300 Points on Different Highways in the State of São Paulo

The Energy Supply of More Than 1,300 Points Distributed Along São Paulo’s Conceded Highways Comes from Solar Energy

Pedro Romanini Highlights the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Using Solar Energy

Locations Where Photovoltaic Energy is Employed

While in Brazil a 10-story building takes 2 years to complete, in China a company stacks pre-fabricated modules and raises the entire building in just 28 hours and 45 minutes.

The oldest tree in the world, alive since before the birth of Jesus Christ, is cut down in a scientific study and the case changes environmental preservation rules.

An entire island in the Pacific wants to surround itself with a colossal barrier against the ocean to try to escape increasingly violent waves and not be swallowed by the sea in the coming decades.

After ten days orbiting the Moon, science confirms that the astronauts of the Artemis II mission return with altered bodies.

Peru built a tunnel at an altitude of 4,738 meters cutting through the Andes Mountains, and the road leading to it reaches 4,818 meters, making it the highest paved road in the entire world.

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows in Argentine Patagonia the exact point where a colossal glacier, a turquoise-blue lake, and a greenish arm of water meet, creating one of the rarest and most impressive landscapes in the region.

In the Saudi Arabian desert, the world’s largest green hydrogen plant is 80% complete and will use 4 gigawatts of solar and wind energy to produce 600 tons of clean fuel per day when it opens in 2027.

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Suape Port is receiving R$ 15.8 billion to become the largest green hydrogen hub in Latin America — and a partnership with China promises an additional R$ 8 billion.

Petrobras robots dove nearly 3,000 meters deep and 201 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro confirmed what geologists suspected — there is more oil hidden in the pre-salt of Campos.

James Webb finds atmosphere where it shouldn’t exist, super-Earth TOI-561 b, 280 light-years away, completes a year in 10.56 hours, boasts over 2,000°C, and may hide a global ocean of magma beneath a thick layer of gases.

After three days in orbit, science confirms that even civilian astronauts return with altered balance and their bodies under stress.

After soybeans, producers in the northwestern region of São Paulo are betting on sorghum in areas of up to 900 hectares and see the crop as a more economical and climate-resistant solution to ensure income, even with challenges of rain, drought, and lack of storage facilities.

Scientists warn and humanity must prepare, as fires no longer slow down as they used to when night falls; the climate has increased the hours favorable to fire by 36% and demands a response to the impacts on forests and cities.

Yemen starts its first large-scale solar power plant, providing energy to up to 170,000 homes and trying to bring light to the least electrified country in the Middle East.